Fairfax County Opens Emergency Shelter

FairfaxCountyOpens Emergency Shelter at Edison High
School

In response to rising waters in Cameron Run, Fairfax County has opened
an emergency shelter as a precautionary measure at Edison High School,
5801 Franconia Road, Alexandria. If residents are experiencing flooding,
they should seek higher ground or go to the shelter. Residents may drive
to the location and enter the building using exits 12 and 14. Animals
will be accepted at the shelter.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for
Fairfax County and the metropolitan region due to the potential for
flooding from the remnants of Tropical Depression Ernesto. The weather
service also has issued a coastal flooding watch for areas along the
Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay, which will change to a coastal flood
warning at 7 p.m. Rainfall amounts ranging between 3 and 6 inches are
possible.

Fairfax County has partially activated its Alternate Emergency
Operations Center at the Fairfax County Government Center to monitor and
respond to this situation. Media can call staff at the AEOC at
703-502-6079, TTY 711.